ORDER :

NIRAL R. MEHTA, J.

[1] As the facts are similar and the issues are identical in all the captioned Letters Patent Appeals, those were heard together and are being decided by this common order.

[2] Heard learned Assistant Government Pleaders Mr. Krutik Parikh for the appellant – State and learned advocate Mr. P. C. Chaudhari for the respondent No.1 in all the captioned Letters Patent Appeals.

[3] All the captioned Letters Patent Appeals Nos.137 of 2023, 138 of 2023 and 139 of 2023 arise out of the identical order dated 15th September 2021 passed by learned Single Judge in Special Civil Applications Nos.1769 of 2020, 1771 of 2020 and 1778 of 2020 respectively.

[4] At the outset, it has been pointed out that an identical group of appeals being Letters Patent Appeal No.1557 of 2022 and allied appeals have been decided by the Coordinate Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 14th December 2022, wherein the Coordinate Division Bench, while dismissing the said group of appeals, upheld the judgment and order dated 5th November 2022 passed by the learned Single Judge in the respective writ petitions.

[5] Learned advocates for the respective parties have candidly stated that present